Resources

Lots of resources about different elements of healthy ageing are available on the internet and in print.

Below you can find a selection of key resources, which you can filter, about healthy ageing.

Resources

Mental Health Foundation - Brighter Futures

The Brighter Futures project was developed and informed by a 4 year programme of work which provided evidence on mental health in later life. This report, published by the Mental Health Foundation, gives an overview of the project, learning, and recommendations.

Mental Health and Well-being in Older People - Making it Happen: Factsheet

This factsheet of existing good practices was circulated as an accompanying document for the conference "Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being of Older People - Making it Happen' which was held in Madrid on 28th-29th June 2010.

The conference was co-organised by the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumers and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Spain. It was an event under the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being, with the support of the Presidency of Spain of the European Union.

Mental health and Well-being in Older People - Making it Happen: Conference Conclusions

This report summarise the outcomes of the conference "Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being of Older People - Making it Happen' which was held in Madrid on 28th-29th June 2010.

The conference was co-organised by the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumers and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Spain. It was an event under the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being, with the support of the Presidency of Spain of the European Union.

Ageing and Employment - Identification of Good Practice to Increase Job Opportunities and Maintain Older Workers in Employment

A key element of European economic and social strategy is raising of the employment rate through extending working life. How this can be encouraged in practice without lowering living standards, endangering attempts to improve work-life balance, and undermining the pursuit of equity, economic efficiency and community depends on finding good practice approaches at organisational and institutional levels.

The project on 'Ageing and Employment: Identification of Good Practice to Increase Job Opportunities and Maintain Older Workers in Employment' (AEIGP) was designed to shed light on the emergence of good practice drawing on the experience from eleven Member States. The project's final report is now available.

The objective of MULTILINKS is to investigate how changing social contexts, from macro-societal to micro-interpersonal, affect social integration, well-being and intergenerational solidarity across different European nations. A number of publications have been produced, available via the link below.

Co-funded Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme, the AWARE project (2010-2013) is developing a network hosted on a telematic platform for older workers and retired people. Social network services (chatting, blogging, etc) will be complemented by speciﬁc services oriented to the needs of older workers and active retired people. It seeks to meet the structural needs of the ageing workforce, including modules on: adapting the workplace to older workers; sharing knowledge and expertise, including through remote short-term contracts for older or retired people; and ICT training for older workers.

SEVEN's member organisations include NGOs, local governments, universities and research centres with at least 5 years' experience in the co-ordination and management of senior volunteer programs. Their website offers information on the achievements and future outlook of projects involving senior volunteers, aimed at prospective volunteers as well as organisations and local governments.

This policy briefing, produced by EuroSafe (European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion) highlights the burden of injuries of older people and provides evidence for good practices which prevent these injuries.

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